The core ethics of permaculture are Earth Care, People Care and Fair Share (Return the Surplus)
Permaculture Institutes & Groups
Australia
Permaculture Australia is the national permaculture member based organisation in Australia. Permaculture Australia (PA) is a registered charity and environmental organisation responsible for the management of the Permafund grants round and continues to support Vocational Training in Permaculture. PA also maintains a directory of Permaculture Groups.
The Permaculture Educators Guild (PEG) was formed in 2014 to advance permaculture education in south-eastern Australia and beyond.
Tagari Publications are the publishers of the books ‘Permaculture One‘ and ‘Permaculture Two‘ and the famous book by Bill Mollison ‘Permaculture. A Design Handbook‘ covering all aspects of design: plants – animal forage systems, land and water strategies, financial strategies and much, much more. Amazon has more permaculture books by Bill Mollison.
Permaculture Research Institute run by Geoff Lawson. When Bill Mollison decided to leave Lismore and return to Tasmania, he entrusted the running of Mollison’s Permaculture Institute located near Lismore to Geoff Lawson, but problems with the conservative council over car parking, etc encouraged Geoff to relocate and rename the Permaculture Research Institute to The Channon. Geoff and Mollison taught permaculture courses together, and I cannot recommend Geoff Lawson as a teacher highly enough.
Permaculture Education Institute, founded by another Permaculture elder, Morag Gamble, PEI teaches permaculture design systems, how to become a permaculture teacher, and start a permaculture enterprise. Permaculture Education Institute
Rachel’s Farm film website. Maybe you are here as a consumer looking to find retailers that prioritise best-practice farming, perhaps you are custodian of some land and want to do best by it, or maybe you are simply curious to learn about what regenerative and holistic farming is all about. Resources featured in the film & link to organise a screening of Raachel Ward’s film: Rachel’s Farm
Permaculture Continental Institutes
Permaculture Institute of North America are developing a network of regional hub affiliates, allied organizations, diplomates, field advisors, and members over 31 regions in 23 countries across North America. We thus encourage knowledge sharing and cooperation throughout North America, building on the empirical and scientific ethos of the Permaculture movement. Visit the PINA website. Also Permaculture Journal and co-ordinates educational programmes.
Permaculture Design Courses
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Books and Journals (critical References)
‘Permaculture One‘ Mollison and Holmgren 1978
‘Permaculture Two‘ Mollison Tagari
P.A.Yeomans, aka Percival Alfred Yeomans (1905-1984) was an Australian inventor, engineer and farmer known for the Keyline system for increasing the fertility of farming land. Yeomans’ Keyline concepts are now part of the curriculum of many sustainable agriculture courses across the world, and his Keyline concept was a key factor in the development of permaculture design.
‘Water For Every Farm‘ P.A.Yeomans 1956 and
‘The Keyline Plan‘ (Yeomans) 1954, and
‘The City Forest: The Keyline Plan for the Human Environment Revolution‘ P.A.Yeomans (1971)
Masanobu Fukuoka (2 February 1913 – 16 August 2008) was a Japanese farmer and philosopher who wrote several books, scientific papers and other publications, and was featured in television documentaries and interviews on natural farming and re-vegetation of desertified lands. He was a proponent of no-till, herbicide and pesticide free cultivation methods from which he created a particular method of agriculture, commonly referred to as “natural farming” or “do-nothing farming”
The One-Straw Revolution: An Introduction to Natural Farming. Fukuoka (reprint 2009)
The Natural Way of Farming: The Theory and Practice of Green Philosophy, Fukuoka (1985)
The Road Back to Nature: Regaining the Paradise Lost, (1987)
Sowing Seeds in the Desert: Natural Farming, Global Restoration, and Ultimate Food Security, Fukuoka (2013)
Tree Crops – A Permanent Agriculture, by J. Russell Smith
Published in 1929, this is one of the best reference books on agroforestry and forest farming, and noted as a key inspirational source for Bill Mollison in creating the Permaculture Design concept.
An Agricultural Testament Sir Albert Howard 1943 Oxford University Press
Fertility Pastures N. Turner 1955 Bargyla Rateaver
A Pattern Language Christopher Alexander et al ~ Oxford University Press (See also references in the permaculture books)
Integrated Pest Management: Principles and Practice
